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Supplier-qualification programs

Ongoing frameworks that establish and maintain a distributor's eligibility to handle a manufacturer's products, beyond a single audit event.

Where it's used

Distributor compliance auditing (GDP)
Third-party audit firms that inspect pharmaceutical, biologic and cosmetic distributors and wholesalers against Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and supplier-qualification standards, giving a manufacturer independent assurance that its downstream supply-chain partners handle products to specification.
regulatory-legal 7 min